Broncos GM George Paton on Bo Nix's 'Pretty Incredible' Rookie Season

Denver Broncos general manager George Paton raved about rookie quarterback Bo Nix and how he handled himself from the moment he walked in the door.

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00:00You all saw it, a pretty incredible rookie year.

00:04You know, Bo, Bo was a pro the minute he walked in the building for

00:06Rookie Minicamp.

00:08You saw the poise throughout the season, poise beyond his years, poise, you know,

00:12for a rookie, just the leadership, you know, he was a captain, he was a rookie,

00:17and that's tough, and man, the team embraced him, you know, and so

00:22you just look at that, the intangible piece, and then you look at the talent,

00:26what he did on the field, you know, a lot of the games looked like they did at

00:28Oregon, very accurate, you know, can process, makes quick decisions,

00:32he doesn't put the ball in harm's way too often, third, at least sacks,

00:38you know, we talked about that all through the draft process, you saw the arm,

00:42he's got really good arm talent, and so I think the thing that you search for

00:47through the draft process is he never flinched, you know,

00:53we'd be behind in games, we always came back, didn't always win them,

00:57we're always looking for that it factor, I talked about it with you guys

00:59previously, and you go to Kansas City, that tough environment,

01:03he brings us back in field goal range, the Raiders, you can name a bunch of games,

01:07Cincinnati, I mean, that's a tough place to play, and Bo, man,

01:11he raised the level of everyone around him, and so I feel like he has that it factor,

01:15things he needs to work on, the coaches will get with him, he knows he has a lot

01:19to work on to get to where he wants to be, and he has, that's his mindset,

01:23I mean, he's been here, you know, it's like, Bo, you gotta take a little break,

01:26he was here today, he was here yesterday, and so

01:29I'm sure he'll get away from it and then jump into it.